Bandage.



S. BOTTOMLEY.

BANDAG'E.

AJPPLIOATION I'ILED MAR. 6, 1907.

Patented May 31, 1%10;

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provement in bandages and more particularly to an improvement in tubular bandages in which is an 'absorbent material. Bandages of this nature were heretofore constructed of a tubular casing formed by Weaving or knitting the same in a tubular form orby folding a strip of teXtile material lengthwise and permanently securing the edges together by stitching or other means and a filling of absorbent cotton. These' bandages are comparatively thick and after use are usually thrown in their entirety into the bowl of a sanitary closet,' thereb clogging or completely stopping up the Soil pipe and causing more or less damage and expense, and this clogging action of the bandage is further increased by the water in the closetswelling the absorbent material in the bandage casing. f

My -invention consists in'the peouliar and novel construction of la tubular bandage inclosing an absorbent material in a shredded conditlon, Whereby the casing may be opened and theshredded absorbent material shaken from the casing and disintegrated. I

Figure 1 is a pers ective view of the casing of my im rove bandage, showing the draw-string or detachably securing the the edges of the casing together by the drawenlarged transverse sectional view throu h the bandage,` showing the shredded absor ent material in lthe casting, which is shown in the closed position in full lines and in a partly o en position dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a rther enlarged detail face view, showing the means of detachably securing the edges ofthe casing together by the drawstring, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view looking at the end of Fig. 3.

In the drawings, a indicates the casing, b the draw-string, and o the shredded absorbent filling of my improved bandage. w

The casing a is constructed from a strip of knitted or Woven fabric having preferi ably an open mesh. The strip of fabric is folded centrally lengthwise and the free side edges thereof are provided with loops 5 detachably` secured together by the draw- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 6, 1907.

Patented May 31, 1910.

Serial No. 360,908.

string b'to form a tube, as shown in Fig. 1. The draw-string b may extend alternately through said loops on the edges of the casing, as shown in F igs. 3 and 4, or the edges of the casing may be detachably secured together. .by loosely sewing or basting the edges together with the draw-string b. The

filling c is made from an absorbent material that is shredded or treated in such a way that the material will easily disintegrate.

The bandage is used principally for absorbing pus, serum or other discharges. After being used the draw-string b is drawn out' of the edges of the casing a., the casing opened and the absorbentfilling material c shaken out of the casing in a disintegrated condition into the bowl of a closet or silnilar receptacle, the casing then thrown into the bowl and the whole discharged into the soil pipe without danger of stopping or clogging up the pipe. The bandage may also betreated With a niedicated liquid and used as a compress, if desired.

It is evident that the casing a could be knitted or woven so as to include the drawstring Z) at the time of knitting or weaving,

ranged in the space between the loops of the other port-ion, a string extending alternately through the loops of said portions and having /it-s ends extended beyond the ends of said portions so that the string may be removed by a pulling action, said string lbeing secured to said loops solely by frlctional contact therewith, and a filling of shredded material arranged between said portions, said material being treated so as to be capable of being shaken out of said casing in a disintegrated condition.-

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

l sAMUEL BoT'roMLEY. vWitnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, J. A. MILLER.

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